Featured Colleges and Universities
At majoringinbeer.com, you’ll find a comprehensive online resource with colleges and universities in the United States offering programs in the brewing, operations and business of beer. Featured schools have stepped up to provide you with more in-depth information. Whatever course you are charting, our goal is to help you find the right school and right program!
All Beer Programs
The beer industry offers myriad opportunities to use business acumen, blend art and science, or cross over to cider making and the distillation of spirits. Beer is big business—more than $120 billion in the US alone—and craft brewing is on the rise. With all the education options here that can prepare you to enter the beer industry education, you’re almost sure to find the perfect fit for you!
THE WEST
| Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Central Washington University | Ellensburgh, Washington |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Flathead Valley Community College | Kalispell, Montana |
| Metro State University of Denver | Denver, Colorado |
| Montana State University Billings | Billings, Montana |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Portland State University | Portland, Oregon |
| Regis University | Denver, Colorado |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego, California |
| San Diego State University | San Diego, California |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa, California |
| Skagit Valley College | Burlington, Washington |
| South Puget Sound Community College | Olympia, Washington |
| UC Davis | Davis, California |
| UC San Diego | La Jolla, California |
| University of Northern Colorado | Denver, Colorado |
| Washington State University | Pullman, Washington |
| Yavapai College | Clarksdale, Arizona |
THE MIDWEST
| Central Michigan University | Mt. Pleasant, Michigan |
| Cicerone | Chicago, Illinois |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount, Minnesota |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Indiana University (IUPUI) | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Lourdes University | Sylvania, Ohio |
| Master Brewers Association of the Americas | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Ohio University | Athens, Ohio |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| Schoolcraft College | Livonia, Michigan |
| Siebel Institute of Technology | Chicago, Illinois |
| Southern Illinois University | Carbondale, Illinois |
| University of Wisconsin Stevens Point | Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
| Wayne County Community College | Detroit, Michigan |
| Western Michigan University with Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
THE SOUTH
| Appalachian State University | Boone, North Carolina |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Auburn University | Auburn, Alabama |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Asheville, North Carolina |
| BridgeValley Community and Technical College | Montgomery, West Virginia |
| Master Brewer Academy | Miami Area, Florida |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| UNC Charlotte Continuing Education | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| University of Arkansas | North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky |
| University of South Florida–St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
THE NORTHEAST
| American Brewers Guild | Middlebury, Vermont |
| Johnson & Wales University | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Niagara County Community College | Niagara Falls, New York |
| Niagara County Community College | Niagara Falls, New York |
| Paul Smith’s University | Paul Smith, New York |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Schenectady County Community College | Schenectady, New York |
| State University of New York Cobleskill | Cobleskill, New York |
| Trocaire College | Buffalo, New York |
| University Of New Hampshire | Durham, New Hampshire |
| University of the Sciences | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| University of Vermont | Burlington, Vermont |
OUTSIDE THE US
| Heriot Watt | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Institute of Brewing & Distilling | London, England |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Surrey, British Columbia |
| Olds College | Alberta, Canada |
| Prud’homme Beer Certification | Ontario, Canada |
| VLB | Berlin, Germany |
